Match List I with List II

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I

The correct answer is Option 4: A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I

Explanation:

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (1888-1958): original name — Abul Kalam Mohiyuddin Ahmed; scholar of Islam; freedom fighter and Congress leader; proponent of HinduMuslim unity; opposed to Partition; member of Constituent Assembly; Education Minister in the first cabinet of free India.

Acharya Narendra Dev (1889-1956): He was born as Narendra Nath on October 31, 1889, in Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh, India. Acharya Narendra Dev actively fought for India's independence and served as a member & the founding President of the Congress Socialist Party. He endured multiple imprisonments due to his involvement in the struggle against British rule. Narendra Dev championed the rights and welfare of peasants, becoming an integral part of the peasants' movement. He was a scholar of Buddhism. After India gained independence, he led the Socialist Party. Later, he became associated with the Praja Socialist Party.

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891-1956): Leader of the anti-caste movement and the struggle for justice to the Dalits; scholar and intellectual; founder of Independent Labour Party; later founded the Scheduled Castes Federation; planned the formation of the Republican Party of India; Member of Viceroy’s Executive Council during the Second World War; Chairman, Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly; Minister in Nehru’s first cabinet after independence; resigned in 1951 due to differences over the Hindu Code Bill; adopted Buddhism in 1956, with thousands of followers.

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya joined The Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS) in 1937, became a pracharak, & served as a full-time RSS worker since 1942. He was one of the founding members & the General Secretary of the Bharatiya Jan Sangh (1951- 67). He introduced the concept of ‘Integral Humanism’ in 1942 which followed the tradition of 'Advaita Vedanta’ (introduced by Adi Shankara).